Man held for stealing from passengers in Kacheguda Railway Station
The Railway Police at Kacheguda caught a man with a bag full of stolen gadgets. The arrest led to the recovery of 13 mobile phones, a laptop, an iPad and other electronic goods, all valued at ₹2.7 lakh.
Navaneeth Sharma, 32, hails from Haryana but had been staying at a dormitory inside Imlibun Bus Station, said an officer from the Railway Police. 'He was spotted loitering suspiciously on platform number 1 during a surprise anti-theft check carried out at 2 p.m. on Sunday. When questioned, he confessed to stealing a passenger's bag in the A1 coach of the Andhra Pradesh Sampark Kranti Express while others were asleep,' said the officer.
Digging deeper, the police learnt that Sharma had lifted another dozen phones from various wine shops, bus stops, and railway stations across the city. Officers then raided his dormitory at Imlibun and recovered his collection of stolen mobile phones.
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